Weighing-scale.



N. NILSON.

WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1909.

Patented Mar.29,1910.

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nvasnzrok NILS NILSON. OF "NAYZATA, It KENNESOTA.

'WEIG'HING-SCALE.

Application inled April 19. 1909.

i0 all whom it may concem:

Be it known that l', Nins Ninson, of \Vayzata. llennepin county, lt'linnesota, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in \Veighing-Qcales, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to weighing scales of the counter type, though capable of use with other forms of scale, as well.

The object of the invention is to provide means connecting the scale beam with the indicating (lLBVlCt, which will permit a uniform scale of gratiuatlons on the ilial.

A further object to provide a scale of simple, but strong tllltl durable construction aml one which will be very accurate antl ellicient for the purpose designed.

lnlthe accompanying drawings. forming part of this speciticatitm, Figure 1 is a trout view of the scale witlr a portion 0'2"? the casingln'oken away. illustrating,' the application of my invention, Fig. 2 is a detail view show ing the mechanism h v meansv of which the movement of the beam is transmitted to the indicator hand.

ln the l1.'awings, 1 represents a base. 25" 1' t'erenee ot the wheel and capable of move mentv toward and from theatentcr thereot to Hill in bringing the scale to a balance.

H is a weight atljastahly suppm'tml on a stem 15.

Arms 1t project ltlllltll'l V trom the wheel on one side and are pivotally connected with a sleeve '17 that is sl-iilahle on a ro l in hetwcmi stops it) thereon, a spring 20 normally holding saitl sleeve against the lowmr- Awveight 2i is atlpistably lllOHliiOtl stop. on the rod 18.

22 is a (lial having a circle of gratlnations 33 thereon and 9% is an indicator lltliltl mounted onf a stud 2.3 and havin a pinion 20 which meshes with a'raek barQt mounted on Me upper encl of the reel 18. The bar is hid in engagement with the pinion by tiln v eight .21 and a wire 18. The rack her is curved on the arc of a circle and meshes Specification of Lett "a !(\(l having a pivotal connection. with l is Patent.

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with the teeth of the pinion 26, and during" the initial movement of therotl 18, the pinion, owing to the curvature of the rack bar, will travel faster and compensate for the slower movement of the rod pivot. As the arms swing up to a vertical position, it; is evident that; the are of travel of the rod pivot will be increased, though its vertical movement will remain the same. At this time, when the travel of the rotl pivot increases, the re 1; bar will be swinig to a point where the pinion will contact with the low r portion thereof and the angle of the rack bar with respect to the pinion, will be such that the travel of the pinion will be decreased or mznle slowe to compensate for the increase in travel of the root pivot. I am thus able to prov,i .lc a circle 01' graduations on the dial, which will be. in'iiiorinly spacial, whereas, generally in scales 0t this type. it. is necessary to vary the gratlnations ti) compensate for any irregularity in the moVenn-nt oi the mechanism.

, 1 claim as my invention z 1. in a scale, the combination, with a .e'ranluations thereon, an indicator hand for sa i l dial, a wheel havin centrally arrangetl lzni'ti'e edge hearings a balance weight carrietl by sanl wheel, liern'ole neans connecting said wheel with sah'l scale beam, and means wheel, anal i rack bar operativcly cmmtaie'al with (l inzlicator hancl the enrvatareot' saiil rack har lacing sntiicient to compensate for the variation in travel of the connection to saitl wheel and thereby permit uniform spacing of the graclnations on the dial.

2. 'ln av scale, the combination, with a scale hean'i, of a tlltll having a circle of graduations thereon, an indicator hand, a wheel im-ring centrally arranged pivots, tlexihle means connecting Stllti wheel with said scale beam, :2, baliiince wheel carried by said wheel, Stltil indicator-hand having a stall and p nion thereon, a curved rack bar meshing v. I said pinion, aml means 0139251 tively con eciia g said l". l: has with said wheel, the carvature of sa'nl rack bar being sn'tlicient to compensate for the variation in travel. of the connection to said wheel and thereby permit nnilorm arcing of the graduations on saitl dial.

' Weight carried by 3. In a scale, the combination, with a scale beam, of a dial having a circle of graduations thereon, an indicator hand for said dial, a Wheel havin centrally arranged knife edge pivots, fleXib e means connectlng said Wheel with said scale .beam, a balance said Wheel, arms secured to said wheel and projecting radially therefrom, a rod having a sliding pivotal connection With said arms, and a curved rack bar carried by said rod and operatively connected with said indicator hand thecurvature of said rack bar being sufiicient to compensate for the variation in travel of the connection to said Wheel and thereby permit uniform spacing of the graduations on the dial.

4.1m a scale, the combination, with a scale beam, of a dial having a circle of graduations thereon, an indicator hand, a

Wheel having centrally arranged knife edge pivots, flexible means With said scale beam, ried by said Wheel, with said Wheel, rod and geared connecting said Wheel a balance Weight cara rod pivotally connected and means mounted on said to said indicator hand said means operating to move said indicator hand at an. increased speed during the initial movement of said rod and at a decreased speed during the latter part of the stroke of said rod.

5. In a scale, the combination, with a scale beam, of a dial having acircle of graduations thereon, an indicator hand having a stud and a pinion thereon; a wheel having centrally arranged knife edge pivots, flexiblemeans-connecting said wheel with said scale beam, a balance weight carried by said wheel a rod pivotally connected with saidwheel, and a curved rack bar mounted on said rod and having its teeth in mesh with the teeth of said pinion, said rack bar operating to revolve said pinion at an in creased speed during the initial movement of said rod and at a decreased s med durin A the latter part. of the stroke of said rod.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto setmy hand this 13th day of April 1909.

NILS NILSON. Vv'itnesses Jnssm M. SULLIVAN, J. A. BYINGTON. 

